Cut to the News . . . Your Daily News Briefing
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 
Top Breaking News
This Morning's Top 25:
Leading Today's News
From Despair to Passage When the Democrats lost Ted Kennedy's seat, Obama feared the top item on his agenda was dead. Washington Post
Health Bill Spreads Pain and Benefits . . . Some will get more insurance, some more taxes, but all will be affected. USA Today
Netanyahu Takes Hard Line on Housing . . . After meeting with Clinton, he serves notice that Israel will not yield easily to U.S. demands. New York Times
Politics
Washington Post
Dems Try to Seize the Big Mo . . . Obama and Dems hope to move on greenhouse gas, financial reform and immigration legislation.
Boston Globe
ACORN is Folding . . . Closes amid falling revenues six months after video of workers giving tax tips to fake pimp and prostitute.
Associated Press
The Tea Party Has Just Begun . . . Tea party activists say they don't intend to lose any momentum. McClatchy Newspapers
Can Harry Truman Get to the Signing? . . . He first proposed universal health care on Nov. 19, 1945, making it a Democratic Holy Grail. McClatchy Newspapers
National Security
Militia Leader is Kingmaker . . . Moqtada al-Sadr, whose al-Mahdi Army fought against Western forces, emerges as kingmaker for the warring front-runners in poll. Times of London
Air Support Troops Must Hold Back . . . When they get calls from troops under fire on the ground, air crews must try not to cause civilian deaths. Los Angeles Times
U.S. to Beef Up Overseas Cybersecurity . . . But process is held up by bureaucratic turf wars. Wall Street Journal
Money
Google Stops Censoring in China . . . Will direct users to an uncensored version based in Hong Kong. China says case will not affect ties with U.S. “unless politicized” by others. Wall Street Journal
Amazon Flexes Muscle in Sales Tax Fight . . . Bare-knuckles campaign over sales-tax proposals pushed by cash-strapped state legislatures. Washington Times
Feinberg to Review Pay at Bailed Out Firms . . . Pay Czar will determine if any compensation paid during a short window should be returned. Wall Street Journal
Few Fled Companies With New Pay Limits . . . Wall Street banks and automakers protested that top executives would flee if not lavishly rewarded. New York Times
International
Britain to Expel Israeli Diplomat . . . The UK is to expel an Israeli diplomat over the use of cloned British passports in a Dubai murder
BBC
Tories Put Posh Foot in Mouth . . . As British election looms, some conservatives pull party down with echoes of elitist past.
New York Times
NAZI Hitman Sentence for WWII Murders . . . Court sentences 88-year-old to life in prison for killing Dutch civilians; he said he was just following orders. Associated Press
Eight Children Stabbed at School in China . . . Former doctor with a history of mental health problems arrested after attack in Fujian province. The Guardian
You Must Also Know . . .
Polluted Water Kills More Than Violence . . . About 2 billion tons of waste water - including sewage and industrial waste - discharged daily. Associated Press
EPA to Tighten Water Standards . . . Identifies four cancer-causing compounds for regulation and pledges to move faster on others. Los Angeles Times
Early Life Factors in Obesity . . . That cute, cubby little baby may be on the road to a life of being fat. New York Times
Decoding an Ancient Therapy . . . Scientists use high-tech tools to show how acupuncture works in treating arthritis, back pain and other ailments.Wall Street Journal
Give a Kidney . . . New study shows those who donate a kidney live just as long as those with two kidneys. Wall Street Journal
Grisly Scene at Michael Jackson's Death . . . Employee describes the desperate attempt to save the singer.
Associated Press
Cut to Your Stocks
Watch the Dow(^DJI), S&P 500 (^GSPC), NASDAQ (^IXIC), Nikkei (^N225), European stocks (^STOXX) and the ten-year Treasury rate (^TNX). Add your own stocks, but DON'T use the "Sign In" feature.
